On 3 February, US President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, also known as Haji Abdullah, was killed by US military forces in northwest Syria as… Continue reading "ISIS Leader Killed in US Special Operations Raid in Syria, Biden says"
Denmark’s armed forces announced on Thursday that it would be withdrawing Danish special forces currently deployed as part of an European counterterrorism task force in Mali. The withdrawal follows demands… Continue reading "Denmark Withdraws Special Forces From Mali Counterterrorism Mission"
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Thursday that they were conducting sweeping operations to root out remaining Islamic State fighters still dug in after a week of fighting at the… Continue reading "Syrian Democratic Forces Claim Securing Of Prison Attacked By Islamic State"
On November 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, spoke on the phone about Turkey-Niger relations and regional issues. President Erdoğan remarked during the… Continue reading "Niger To Acquire Bayraktar TB2 UAVs and HÜRKUŞ Trainer Aircraft From Turkey"
Russia has started delivering S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems to India, the Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev told Russian press. He added that the… Continue reading "Russia Begins S-400 Delivery To India Despite CAATSA Threat"
It is no secret that Mali’s government have signed a deal with Wagner Group, a Private Military Contractor (PMC) from the Russian Federation. The group consists of the former Russian… Continue reading "France Protests Over Wagner Group Activities in Mali"
In a recent publication titled “Anticipating Adversary Military Interventions”, RAND attempted to discover “what drives US adversaries to use military forces abroad”. In order to find an answer, researchers focused… Continue reading "RAND Report Asks What Pushes America’s Competitors to Send Military Abroad"
The Commander of the U.S. Central Command, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. admitted in a Pentagon briefing held on the 17th, that the 29 August drone strike meant… Continue reading "US Department of Defense: Kabul Drone Strike a Tragic Mistake"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (16-20 August)"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 August)"